WATERTOWN — Two City Council members are accusing Mayor Jeffrey M. Smith of failing to tell them that he was involved in negotiations with Pamelia officials about an agreement associated
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WATERTOWN â Two City Council members are accusing Mayor Jeffrey M. Smith of failing to share pertinent information about a funding request that was submitted by Hospice of Jefferson County for a planned expansion project.
Council members Leonard G. Spaziani and Lisa A. Ruggiero are criticizing Mayor Smith for how he handled the $445,000 funding request, accusing him of not being transparent.
They said they never saw documents that hospice officials had provided for the $445,000 request in Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund money to enhance its ventilation system as part of a $2.37 million four-bed expansion of the organizationâs Gotham Street facility.
WATERTOWN â Councilman Leonard G. Spaziani wants more information on how a planned Thompson Park amphitheater would make money and why it would cost $1 million in soft costs to build.
Mr. Spaziani was the only council member to vote no Monday night on applying for a $7.75 million grant for the much-anticipated amphitheater. The city would be responsible to kick in about $1 million in âsoft costsâ for the project.
Mayor Jeffrey M. Smith and the other three council members agreed to apply for the grant, saying it would help the local economy by bringing people from outside the area to spend money on restaurants, hotels and fuel.
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